Senate Bill 55 was also passed with some amendments. The bill invalidates certain types of driver's licenses if proof of ...

An Alabama man accused of killing his father-in-law and mother-in-law last month will remain in jail indefinitely after his first appearance hearing earlier this week.

Gov. Kay Ivey has said public safety would be her top priority this legislative session. Ivey put that into action this week ...

A mother in Alabama has been arrested and charged with the alleged murder of her 4-month-old son after an autopsy found that ...

Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using ...

A bipartisan coalition of mayors, lawmakers and law enforcement in Alabama endorsed a public safety package on Thursday that would ban ...

A 61-year-old woman was killed in an overnight shooting in Montgomery. Police on Wednesday identified the victim as Barbara ...

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

Prosecutors say Ryder Hall died of aggravated child abuse. The defense says the 9-month-old fell from his crib.

The legislation would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for those convicted of rape and sodomy in the first degree when the victim is younger than 12.

Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death as some Republicans ...

The legislation authored by a former Huntsville police chief is part of a larger initiative by state Republican lawmakers to ...